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A. BEN NET-E1 Lighting Device.

Patented March 27, 1849- 1 N. PETERS Phowumo n hu, Wuhinglon. D C

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFroE.

ALEXANDER BENNETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SELF-LIGHTING LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 6,244, dated March 27, 1849.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER BENNETT, of New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Machine forIgniting Matches and Lighting Lamps; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is asection (longitudinal). 3 is a transverse section.

The nature of my invention consists in an improved machine for ignitingmatches and lighting lamps, by means of a set alarm or to be actuated bythe hand through a variety of means as described herein.

Upon or within a box, case or frame is placed a main shaft (a) near thefront end of which are placed two disks or plates (6) one beingstationary and the other loose upon the shaft and having a tighteningnut at its back; upon one side a recess (m) is provided for theinsertion of a match of a given length having the lighting end outwardso that it may come in contact with the igniting table and material. Themain shaft has also upon it a lever (c) and besides this is connected bya belt toa spring (d). This lever (a) is to be brought under a catch((2) formed like a T and set so as to work on a fulcrum (7c) and havinga hook to hold the lever (c) at the time the machine is set for alarm.An additional spring is placed so as to keep the catch (e) in place whenin operation. I provide in any suitable way, a table or othercontrivance upon which a rough surface for igniting the match is to beplaced so that by the operation of the apparatus, the match may belighted; this table may be known as (f) in the drawing.

The operation of my apparatus is as follows; viz, a lamp as (5/) shouldbe placed as seen in the drawings, in front or by the side of the disks;the shaft should beturned and the lever (c) placed under the hook orcatch (6) where it remains. A match is placed in the disk so as toproject just sufiicient to strike the igniting table by the extreme endof the match (it) the lamp should be filled with alcohol or othermaterial that will readily ignite and placed sulficiently near to reachthe flame when the match is ignited. The especial design being to have alamp that by an alarm or any convenient apparatus may be immediatelylighted. This may be used in a variety of cases, as for an alarm,etc,-which may be by means of a time-piece, as an alarm clock, a commonclock, or other contrivance that will apply a weight or otherwiserelease the catch from the shaft when on such relief the spring actsupon the belt to turn over the shaft and as the shaft turns carries thedisks, bringing the match in contact with the igniting table and to thelamp.

If no particular time is required for an alarm. a cord or otherconvenience may be brought to the proper place for reaching; and by thepulling or otherwise relieving the shaft a like result is produced as incase of the clock.

A piece of said paper is attached to the table (f) by any convenientmethod so that it can be removed or changed when worn out.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States is The combination of a shaft actuated by springswhich may be relieved from confinement and turn the shaft with the disksand match, so as to bring it in contact with the igniting table andpresent the blaze of the ignited match to the lamp and light the same inmanner herein described by means of an alarm of any kind.

ALEXANDER BENNETT.

Witnesses:

J. L. KINGSLEY J. PUssoN.

